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#1 2012-10-14 16:58:02

Agnishom
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Integer Factorisation

Prove the following:
If:


where p are prime numbers
Then:


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#2 2012-10-14 21:54:41

scientia
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Re: Integer Factorisation

Agnishom wrote:

Prove the following:
If:


where p are distinct prime numbers
Then:


Let
denote the number of positive factors of
.

It's obvious that if

and
have no factor in common other than ±1, then
.

Also the factors of

are
and so
.

Combining the two observations above gives the required solution.

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#3 2012-10-14 22:29:19

Bob
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Re: Integer Factorisation

hi scientia

Nice proof!  smile

Bob


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#4 2012-10-14 23:05:15

Agnishom
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Re: Integer Factorisation

Thanks @scientia


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